Tracee Ellis Ross: A woman's fury holds lifetimes of wisdom
Tracee Ellis Ross: En kvinnas vrede innehåller århundraden av visdom
Tracee Ellis Ross is the star of the ABC comedy series “Black-ish” and an influential voice in the modern conversation around equality, respect, beauty and feeling empowered in your skin. Full bio
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she was at the post office.
var hon på postkontoret.
as it is around the holidays,
som det är runt storhelger,
someone moved her out of the way --
flyttade någon henne åt sidan -
and moved her out of the way.
that she was blocking,
och hon stod i vägen,
maybe he didn't, she didn't hear it ...
kanske inte, hon hörde inget...
she was filling out the form.
hon fyllde i formuläret.
there were hands on her,
händer på sin kropp,
that she could not explain:
en känsla hon inte kunde förklara:
even in her telling of it,
när hon berättade för mig,
that I was hearing a lot about lately.
jag hört mycket om på senare tid.
a little bit uncomfortable.
börjar bli en aning obekväma.
that I have been chomping on
om den här vreden.
helping themselves to women's bodies
tagit för sig av kvinnors kroppar
helping themselves to women,
tagit för sig av kvinnor,
so I can get to the fries" --
kan ta pommes frites" -
are wondering what the connection is
on opposite ends of the spectrum.
på varsin sida av spektrumet.
for the horrific.
för det fasansfulla.
with the effects of both
med effekterna av bådadera
and just takes it out of your hand?
bara tar den ifrån er?
I don't know why you're getting so upset,
varför blir du så upprörd,
as soon as I'm done.
that cell phone out of your hands --
någon tar din mobiltelefon -
you got a fancy case,"
taken it out of your pocket,"
tagit upp den ur fickan,"
the person who took the cell phone.
aldrig om personen som tog mobilen.
themselves, that it's like ...
det är som ...
are fundamentally less moral,
fundamentalt lägre moral
blind spot for most men.
stor blind fläck för de flesta män.
discomfort and distress,
of our mothers' lives,
erfarenheterna i våra mödrars liv,
than we know for ourselves,
vårt bästa mer än vi vet själva,
the fate of our lady parts;
talat om vårt köns öde för oss;
for love and objects of desire,
varit objekt för kärlek och trånad,
and use as we choose;
bestämma över och använda som vi velat,
we play by their rules or not,
vare sig vi spelar med eller inte,
as property that can be hit and hurt,
som kan misshandlas och skadas,
deserving of respect;
the anger of our bodies.
uttrycka våra kroppars vrede.
historien om ras -
we start to rationalize,
börjar de förenkla,
something, and I didn't hear him.
och jag hörde inte.
to think that we are overreacting
att tro att vi överreagerar
or unreasonable.
eller för oresonliga.
some hidden place in our minds,
as we practice our smiles --
inom oss när vi skrattar -
"Yes, yes, of course,"
"Ja, javisst, självfallet,"
aren't supposed to get angry.
kvinnor inte bli arga.
holds centuries
or express our indignation,
eller uttrycka vår indignation,
they can help themselves to our bodies,
har rätt till våra kroppar,
det plötsliga ursinnet
at the post office
bagatell på postkontoret
of women's experiences
hos världens kvinnor
that we're overreacting
att vi överreagerar
kvinnor ansvariga
to change men's bad behavior.
ändra på männens dåliga beteende.
within this particular window
i denna förändringens tid
towards women's equality,
mot kvinnlig jämlikhet,
that does not yet exist,
som ännu inte existerar,
and self-reflective,
and be of service to change.
med att hjälpa till att förändra.
to be afraid of.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tracee Ellis Ross - Actress, performance artist, motivational speakerTracee Ellis Ross is the star of the ABC comedy series “Black-ish” and an influential voice in the modern conversation around equality, respect, beauty and feeling empowered in your skin.
Why you should listen
Tracee Ellis Ross, a global influencer with a cross-cultural and joyful point of view, is a co-founding signatory of the Time's Up movement. In November 2017, she gave a powerful speech that went viral about dismantling expectations and claiming your own life at Glamour's Women of the Year Summit.
When Ross was Emmy-nominated for her work on Black-ish in 2016, it made her the first black woman in 30 years to garner a nomination in the category and only one in five all-time. She's the recipient of multiple NAACP Image awards and nominations for her work. You also may spot her as the host of many award shows, including Black Girls Rock! and the 2017 American Music Awards, where her heart, humor and style are on full blast.
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